Wastewater use to irrigate ag greater than thought
Global use of wastewater to irrigate agriculture at least 50% greater than previously thought, says new study. With 885 million consumers exposed to health risks, study calls for urgent investments in improved sanitation.
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On California, the drought and the ‘yuck factor’
Although hydrologists say California has emerged from its most recent drought, how cities get their water is weighing on the state’s experts — now more than ever. David Sedlak, BWC Co-Director says our urban water infrastructure, mostly built after World War II as California underwent massive development, needs a major upgrade in order to keep our cities thriving well into the future.
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Public Spaces, Private Acts: Toilets and Gender Equality
Isha Ray examines gender equality through the lens of access to basic sanitation: If we are to make sanitation truly accessible, we must explicitly design and construct infrastructure that meets the needs of the most marginalized—including the low-income woman whose dignity and mobility rests on the presence of clean, safe facilities outside of the home.
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Congratulations Graduates

Congratulations to our 2017 Berkeley Water Center graduates Adam Rausch, Katya Cherukumilli, James Barazesh, Will Tarpah, Olga Kavvada, and Tom Bruton!

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David Sedlak
Is the water in Berkeley and Orinda safe to drink?

BWC Co-Director David Sedlak talks about for the past few weeks, crews from the East Bay Municipal Water District have been flushing the water system in an effort to eradicate a known cancer causing compound in two systems in Berkeley and in Orinda for KALW Radio.

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Daniel Kammen
Harnessing the Power of Rivers

Renew­able and Appro­pri­ate Energy Lab­o­ra­tory's Daniel Kammen and Rebekah Shirley talk about A Better Way to Harness the Power of Rivers: How system-​​scale planning and management of hydropower can yield economic, financial and environmental benefits.

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